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Root Words
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What is a root word?
It's not tree roots that for sure!
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Root Words
A root word is the most basic form of word that would have suffixes or prefixes added to it.
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Root Words
some root words are different to others like 'decision'
'desci' is not a root word, what could it be?
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So why learn this?
learning root words help you understand unfamiliar words
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Example
the root word 'consider' means to think about it.
'-ate' is a verb for showing to others.
So 'considerate' must be to show that you thought about others.
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Example
the root word 'curious' means wanting to know more of.
'-ity' is a showing my situation right now.
So 'curiosity' it to show that I am want to know right now.
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for happiness?
happy
happi
ness
appines
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for entertaining?
enter
entertai
entertain
ning
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for rewriting?
rewrite
write
writing
ting
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for simplify?
sim
simpli
implify
simple
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for cheerful?
cheer
eer
ful
heerful
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for finally?
fin
ally
final
nally
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for performance?
man
form
ance
perform
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for prediction?
diction
predict
pred
predi
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for appreciation?
appreciate
preciation
apprecia
tion
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Multiple Choice
What is the root word for specialty?
cialty
special
specia
pecialt
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